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Ton are satisfed that It is your
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is now better prepared than ever before to care for the wants of the public, not only
for you needs, but at the lowest prices ever before heard of in this section.
Ask Your Friends and Neighbors—Come and Investigate Before You Buy Elsewhere!
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and November 1
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RECOVERING FROM rYPHOID
Bamplea of Nospital Dressing Sent
10 Hendquarters for Approval.
How of Garmenta and Bupplies
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CORRECT PROCEDURR
OUTLINED FOR PURCHASE
OP LIBERTY BONDS
utad In the Eleven
district.
statement is to apvear in pamphlet
form, Md will. be
DRAVTED MAN AND
WIVE FOUND DEAD
Washington. Oct. 10.—To obtain
interest on liberty bonds when duo
will be simple and convenient as
calling for one’s mail, Postmaster
General Burleson today announced
In a letter to Secretary McAdoo.
-Abondhodler- mey- receive-inter
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neighborhood tor sales.
e Dates have MM arranged .
public speaking as tollow5:7
Shive, Saturday, Oct. 11 at
o'clock P. M.
generally distrib-
ith federal reserve
Your banker will take your
fr 2 par cent of the amount
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ber 15th, 1917, 40 per cent on De-
comber isth, 1917, 40 per cent on
January 15th, ISIS. 2
You can pay in full at the
The Hamilton Red Cross auxiliary
held its regular business meeting in
the W. O. W. Hall Wednesday after-
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egan, J. C. Shipman, John W. Stan-
ley, William Secrest, Jch- “■
ported that a box of magazines had
been forwarded this week to Camp
McArthur, Md that Mrs. Eidson had
written a request that she be in-
formed whether or not more liter-
ature is needed in the near future
and if so she will continue her work
of collecting boohs and magazines
Md forwarding them as soon as a
box full cm he obtained.
enit businehs men of Hamilton Md
4 Meridiqa following the mooting, the
......... Stain Highway anmmtaatamteaee-
> given out the in-
bond you decide to purchase. "
remaining payments will be m
as follows: IS per'cent on Ndy
guestion uppermost in every
i<rat this time should bo, "What
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application for any bopd up
value of $1000, if you wish.
If you care to pay for your bond
Crosanlunehsquavterecin-
the new Chesley building on the East
side of thaqure, which was gany
A statement has been issued by
the liberty loan department of the
federal reserve bank, Dallas, telling
how to secure a liberty bond. The
Hoa. A. R. Eidson Opens Campaign
in Hamilton, Spenking Dates -
Arranged By Committee
tar Entire County.
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Bondholders Will Merely Preeent
Coupons or Treasury War-
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We Believe There’ino Better Place tpF
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Hon. J. C. Shipman as toast-
after dinner speeches were
iy Rv. R. J. Fietcher, Dr. J.
n, Md Judge Joe H. Eidson
i Mr. Shipman began his ad-
Md your country
to buy a liberty Sond. Now you
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in .full at the time of tapplici
you cm have your bond by I
October 10th. If you may by
stallments you will receive
(Waco Tribune)
The Tribune has told of the seri-
ous aad long illness of Comptroller
H. B. Terrell, at Austin. He had n
dose call for a while, but his friends
here and elsewhere will be gratified
to learn that his recuperation Ie
steady and ere long he will be able
to resume his .place at his desk.
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Advantage
While the great sale of the
Ellis establishment is going on,
see the high grade watches and
clocks we offer at s real bar-
'gala. The proof is awaiting
for you NOW come in look
them over and be convinced
how much money you cm eave
We will be glad to show you
whether you buy or not.
Aleman Saturday, Oct. 20th at
2 o’clock. P. M.
A serious situation confronts us.
Samples of surgical dressings bave\
been sent to headquarters for appr-
val Md as soon as the organisatin
‘ word of the fitness of the
Erath Sends Beventy-Two Men On
Bpecial, Which Transports Ham*
Utas Men. Med <roas Fur-
nishes Dinmer.
and ths long tables spread with
mangy linens and with beautiful
■wars in vases set at intervals al*
Mg the whole length of the three
tormationsthatrtheshizhwax.desigi
noted as highway No. 22, shall run
through Hamiton and Meridian to
the Whitman bridge on the Brazos.
It runs from Wichita Falls to Flem-
Now. Hamilton must do her part
toward the building of this highway
for the state requires the counties
traversed to maintain a fairly good
road, Md the state only aids the
county, 1. doss not propose to build
and maintain the highway. Lot
Hapilton county citizens hoop wide
awake Md go halfway oa building
this highway.
Fort Worth, Oct. 10.-Pool-
ville, Parker ' county, near
here has raised $1,246.50 and
deposited the subscription list
In Fort Worth for the deliv-
ery of the German kaiser into
hands of the American an-
thorltiea. Practically every
male resident of ths little
town contributed to the fund.
were accompanied by the Thurber
\ 'band, out of whose number there
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♦ HAVE YOU A LErTERT° •
♦ From a soldier in France. 4
♦ From a sailor at sea? Can't you •
4 send them to The Hamilton Re- 4
♦ cord so that the friends of the 4
• writers will know how they’re •
+ getting along? Also such letters 4
4* will contain much intimate in- 4
• formation that the news dis- 4
4> patches will never carry. The 4
♦ lettetts will be returned un- 4-
4 harmed. •
to any posmaster. They will be
embed immediately. They will be
will be relmburesd from Washington
for all coupons and warrants which
they cash.
The poetmaster general has-lesued
Special Instruetions to postmasters
to honor both coupons and warrants
upon presentation.
The United States treasury, sub-
treasury and banks also will pay In*
terest when due, as heretofore.
FORMER TAX AnSRaBoK _ J
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| PLACE YOUR OCTOBER ORDERS
FOR GROCERIES WITH US!
8 Where you get all that is best in Table Supplies, To-
8 baccos. Candies and Fresh Fruits st Uniform Prices.
§ We promise courteous service and quick deliveries, I
YOURS FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT
I M. HARELIK A SON I
A erowd estimated to be the larg-
est gathering of Hamilton county
people ever seen in this city was here
Tuesday. October S, to witness the
entrainment of the third increment
of drafted men from this county
The desire in every heart was to do
these young mm honor, and the
demonstrations were indeed effect-
ive.
Several business establshments,
especially that of Wm. Connolly A
Co. whom house was in the line of
march from Red Cross lunch quar-
ters to the station employed bunt-
ing in the stars and stripes in artis-
tic decoration. And the failure to
secure a band was a matter of deep
regret, but with the arrival of the
Erath county men, there was music
of the very best brand since they
PIA- boys, like our. were s splendid
lonn k. Fid- looking bunch, and they exhibited
Mrs John R Eidson who Vig
ortrenpurxiwarranta inaued:sin.paya ehatrmun or the commtttus on se
ment ofinterest, on regintered bonds curing literature for the noldlers, ro-
ESEGGLNWIEIREELAMON-
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Baturday, Oct. 20th at 4
. Mi
Guests in the W. W. White home
this week are Mr. Md Mrs. Tom
Plaster of Colorado City, Md Mrs.
W. M. Cantrell and family of Tem-
ple. Mesdames Plaster Md Cantrell
are sisters of Mrs. White Md the
occasion of their visit Ts a Joyous
sue. '
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Watdmakur and Joweler lart sude Squun 3
Euput Wateh IsMriss dmmtef 2
3006000*000*0 K*
cent, payable to you on May 15th
tth of each yepr.
in be redeemed la
Fairy. Monday Oct. 15th at 2
o’clock P. M.
Indian Gap, Tuesday, Oct. 14th at
2 o’clock P. M.
Carlton. Wednesday Oct 17th at
2 o'clock\P. M.
Evant, Thursday, Oct. 12th at
2 o’clock P. M.
Jonesboro, Friday Oct. 10th at
2 o’clock P. M.
ed For Road.
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As a result of the meeting of
leading citzens of Hamilton and
Bosque counties with Commissioner
M. C. Odle at Cranfills Pap last week
Md the personal efforts of promin-
Ublea, The menu consisted of
chicken coqked in various ways. sal-
ads. Ite cram, cake aad coffee.
bond as soon as you have finished
paying for it.
The bonds are free from federal
state or local taxes. tn case of
wealthy people who pay income sur-
taxes and hold bsnds of over $5000,
there is a small tax, but as far as
the average man is concerned they
are tax free.
Any banker will handle your ap-
plication Md charge you nothing for
the trouble.
The interest on the bonds in 4 per
erbrmrety presenttng Nieupon
drees the Erath county soldiers led
by the Thurber band arrived for
dinner, Md the Hamilton county
boys mid their goodbyes Md were
entrained. The patriotic addresses
aroused the spirits of those who felt
depressed and gave new eneoura-
geuaont to' the boys, absuring them
of . the pride Md aftectiom in which
they were held by our entire citi-
znship.
The Erath county soldiers were
in command of C. H. Colvin, a stud-
eat in A. A M. college, and who be-
longs to the United States reserve
corps. His side were E. W. Trim-
ble of Stephenville, Chas A. Hogan,
R. R. Oxford Md Emmett Patter-
sgn.. Other prominent Erath coun-
t citizens with the boys were Ed-
itor J. 8, Daley of the Dublin Pro-
greas, a member of the Exemption
Board, John Cage and Day Cage of
Stephenville. In the company also
wae Editor Daley's son. Mm Daley,
R bright, handsome young fellow
who was wishing that his years were
Efficient in number to allow him to
go to the front. The Erath county
Huddleston, J. M. Wiliams, W. T.
Bolding, Mrs. Sallie Hobin, Charles
Schrank Robert Schrank, James E.
Flatt, P. M. West. J. T. Dempster,
Roy Santy, Otto Schrank. A. Dom-
stad, Wm. Lemmons W. B. McAnel-
ly, A. P. Shockley,' G. M. Carlton,
Hamilton National Bank, R. H.
Hoak, W. F. Wied, Gilbert Wilker-
son, P. M. Rice, W. W. Yates, C. E.
Horton, H. N. Moore, Frank Clag-
gett. John Mayfield, J. L. Lewis, J.
Anderson A. J. Moore, An J. Griffin,
Virgil Craig, George Porker, Rev.
J. Hall Bowman, A. L. Shipman.
Arch Blansitt, 8. P. Drake, J. B.
Wins, Will Smith, Mrs Bertie Boy-
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HARELIK
dressings snd hospital garments will
be sent in' for distribution wherev-
er needed.
Red Cross sewing days are
iy and Wednesday of eech
yeek, apd while the ladiea engaged,
in the wort are faithful there is
much yet to be done and mors help
is needed. Quite a ' geed deal of
work has already been accomplish-
ed as 275 surgical dreesings Md 14
hospital garments have been com-
pleted, and the work goes steadily
oa. The members of the organtae-
tion ore bulely engaged in knitting
when not sewing, end quite a let ef
these comforts for the soldiers are
ready to send away.
At the meeting Wednesday after-
aoon It was voted to order a lot of
Red Cross buttons for sale to the
members, the money from these
sales to be added to the general •
tend for buying materials for new-
ing snd surgical dreesings.
it is a great patriotic work la
which these women are engaged,
and one that, deserves the ald Md
encouragement of every one and
the great liberality of business con-
corns and citizens whenever the or-
ganisation asks for assistance indi-
cates the apirit of co-operation in evi-
dence in this section.
ANNUAL VESTIVAL AT
ALEMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
Next Sunday. October 14, the an-
nual Festival will take place at the
Lutheran church at Alemant English
services at 2:30 P. M. conducted by
Rev. Gersler of Fort Worth. A Cor-
dial invitation la eitenedd to every-
body to attend. Rev. E. F. MOERBE
mom •
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if odas
111— ill D. C. Hulsey, Fairy
til— lit J. 1. Bolton, Carlton
324— 141 H. P. Schulz, Pottaille
tti— itt 8. O. Butler, Hico
til— III W. L. Bchrank, Aleman
141— III J. B. Curry, Jr. Carlton
350— 843 T. M. Price, Hico
tit— til F Collins. Jonesboro
tit— 411 W. C. Gardner, Hamilton
til—lit! A. A. Witache. Pottsville
171— III H. O. Shields, Fain
111— 141 O. W. Rains, Hamilton
Hi— 171 J. H. Garrett, Hamilton
411— 441 J. V. Hampton, Hico
405— 111 C H Christianson, Ham’tn
411—1111 T. H. Wright, Star
411— ill H. D. Kemp, Hico
411—, 111 8. K. Pierce, Hamilton
4S1— 111 H. L. Qualls, Jonesboro
455— 1 T. R. Abbott. McGirk
441— ill J. W Smith, Shive
414— 411 E. R. Green, Hamilton
471— 117 W. P. Lawson, Evant
471— 114 C. Hooper, Hico
472— 401 G. Koether. Shive
410— 766 W. A. Norrie, Hico
411— ill R. M. Hickman, Fairy
485-- 111 J. K. Rogers, Evaat
411— 141 M C. Cotton, Evant
101— ill J. M. Livingston, Ham’tn
505— II J. H. Ascue, Carlton
HI-1114 R. 8. Wilson, Hamilton
ill— ill V. Howard, Evant
ill— 111 C. Gibson, Carlton
ill—1111 W. Streger, Hamilton
111— 441 E. Harris, Hamilton
ill— 171 B. T. Slater. Fairy
!<?— 745 L. P. McElroy. Hico '
174— 114 E. A. Gooch. Shive
174— 417 C. J. Grimia, Event
ill—1041 L. O. Thorp, Pottsville
544— 141 J. C. Coston, Evant
The Exemption Board appointed
John H. Garrett, commander of the
Hamilton soldiers while en route to
Camp Travis Assistanta appoint-
ed were 8. N. Horne. H D. Kemp
and Rader White
fine spirit snd courage. Certainly
there were many sad hearts but
pride in these boys outweighed this
sorrow ana at the last the great
throng waved them a goodbye with
amilee shining through tears
The Hamilton county men who
composed this third contingent sent
to Camp Travis for training were ns
follows: *
Order Serial
No. No.
74— 141 F. W. Redden, Hamilton
168— 11 W. H. Barber, Hamilton
171— 10 C. C. Askins, Hamilton
Hl—1141 W. V. Whitley, Shive
244— 174 W. Siems, Star
114— 470 W. E. Haney, Hamilton
234—1179 LLC Winters, Hamilton
147— 414 8. N. Horns, Hamilton
fell by the government on an defter
November 15th, 1927. In the mean
time the bonde may pass from one
person to another just as a dollar
MU does. There is yery little din-
ernce between givhhg your cheek
fee- a $500 bill Md tiving it for a
librty bead.
quired of this county.
Application blanks can be secured
at My bank in the county, or at the
law omce of A. R. Eidson in Hamu-
ton. --.....-- ~ --- e-
Mr. Eidson with his helpers will
visit every voting precinct in the
county, and it is hoped that the poo-
pie in thane respective communities
will sathr at the appointed place to
hear the speeches which will be made
in behalf of the Liberty Loan Bond*
and learn the manner of .proceed a re.
thus arousing enthusiasm all through
the county. And, .too, Mr. Eidson
or his representatives will appoint
committees to make personal efforts
in the diratlon of canvasatg their
la answer to a letter from Col.
John L. Spurlin expressing conc n
And sympathy during a severs illness
former tax assessor R. W. Beott
writes from his home in 8m Jon.
New Mexico, that he is improving
hopes soon to be entirely well. He
snys that it is extremely dry in that
country, but that he had raised en-
ough feed on his farm for his hors-
ee, mules Md hogs.
It will be good news to his many
friends in this county to learn that
Mr. Scott is convalescent and all
hope that he will soon be entirely
well. ~
can I do as my part in this war.
since I am left at home Md others
are doing my share at* the front ?”
The above speaking dates have been
arranged by the Liberty Loan Publi-
city Committee for the purpose of
affording the people of each com-
munity an opportunity of coming to-
gether to learn the duties of the peo-
ple in thia line of service Md explain
ing the way to bay a Liberty Bond
Md what it means to the purchaser
and the government. Our boys will
soon be nt the front. We should
back them up. Hamilton county
muat not be known in the “slack-
er” class.
Those who have bought Liberty
Loan Bonds up to date are as tol-
lows:
J. A. Eidson, A. R. Eidson, Mrs.
Sarah E. Perry, J. M. Blansitt, A.D.
Schrank. J. H. Patterson, S. B.
Trammell, W. D. Erans, L. M. Sheld-
on, L. H. Craig. August Wied. J. S.
Longley, C. B. Boone, J. N. Boone,
A. J. Wilkinson, J. L. Richardson,
T. M. Mitchell, A. H. Morgan, F. W.
Ganse, L. H. McPherson, H. H. Hoov-
er, J. W. Thorton, Jasper Pool,
Carl Rost, 8. N. Clabaugh, J. M.
Livingston, J. H. Willlama Margaret
Cropper, C. E. Lumd, E. M. Sparks,
N. Christianson, J. F. Hill, J. C.
Harris, 8. R. Allen, Hamilton Bank
A Trust Company, John W. Cox. C.
Pierson, J. E. Moore, Walter A. Dun-
Richmond, Texas, Oct. 14.— Vie-
tims of an apparent suicide pact.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schroeder were
found dead in their home yester-
day. with an acid bottle teling in
mute fashion the manner or their
death.
Schroeder had been drafted into
the national army under the second
mobilisation order. Sunday he
came home from Camp Travis on a
twenty-four hour furlough.
The couple had no children.
----------- .one. 1 j .
clock Tueaday morning, and wit at Go to any bank pign the appliga- 1
' the town jrbuurmy mugged in pusiP lowing valX: $50,100, $500,1
tag th* campaign-for-the selis of $000,000 $10,000.------------------1
Liberty Bonds to the amount of -
4147,404, the apportionment 're-
Hon. A. R. Eidson, campaign man-
ager for the sale of Liberty Loan
Bonds ig Hamilton county, made the
opening speech of the campaign on
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